The Ace up Valve’s Sleeve

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Valve’s new hardware (Steam Machine, Controller, and Frame) is generating huge buzz about its price and performance. I tackle the “Ace Up Valve’s Sleeve” question: while the 6x Steam Deck power is real, the true advantage lies in Shader Pre-caching for a smoother experience, not a massive FPS boost. I also debate the inevitable console price hikes caused by the AI-driven DRAM shortage, and whether Valve will finally drop Half-Life 3 to optimize the new Steam Machine’s 8GB VRAM.

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Chapters:
00:00 – True or False
01:22 – Sponsor: Satisfye – Switch 2 Comfort
03:00 – Ace up Valve’s Sleeve
08:20 – Push developers to optimize
11:09 – GTA 6 Delayed for Steam Machine
12:06 – Valve’s ARM move
14:29 – Do we expect too much?
16:00 – Anti-Cheat and Linux
17:44 – Multi-User accounts
18:13 – SteamOS on Android
19:07 – Steam Deck as Monitor for SM?
19:55 – Selling at a Loss
20:53 – Quick Resume vs Performance
21:32 – SteamOS vs Bazzite
22:32 – Machine = Deck x 6
23:13 – SteamOS Future
24:45 – Half Life 3